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ASIC recovers $24m for Westpoint victims

ASIC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
... behalf of investors in the Westpoint Group seeking compensation for their failed investments. The settlement will provide returns to 90 investors and payments have been posted during the course of this week. Other settlements reached by ASIC over the ...

NZ Super to look for green mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2010
... managers who prioritise green and socially responsible investing. In July, the New Zealand Superannuation Fund reported returns that beat the average Australian super fund by 50 per cent, buoyed by a portfolio that is heavily biased towards international ...

Challenger to open redemptions on mortgage fund

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2010
... make $850 million of funds available for investor redemptions by Christmas, as part of a major restructuring to improve returns and liquidity. In a statement, Challenger said it will ask all its mortgage trust investors to approve a five-point restructuring ...

SG Hiscock wins $500 million AREIT mandate from Challenger

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2010
... strong record in managing real estate funds. Principal Stephen Hiscock has an impressive 20 year record of generating returns over the AREIT index and we are confident that SG Hiscock & Company's approach is well placed to achieve outperformance in these ...

Investec eyes aircraft leasing market

NEWS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2010
... Sydney-based Investec executive David Phillips said Investec has a strong pipeline of new aircraft investment opportunities on returns, which exceed the fund's target, noting that airlines are increasingly using operating leases as a source of funding ...

Select mandates AQR and Och Ziff Capital

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010
... providing low correlation to equity and bond markets. Select's multi-manager portfolios have provided investors with positive returns over the last 12 months. The Select Defensive portfolio provided 12 per cent returns, Select Growth 16.7 per cent and ...

True Lies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
... that's enveloped the financial markets for most of 2010, something evil this way comes... or more accurately, the same evil returns to haunt. Europe redux. Yes Virginia, Europe is back. Back in the headlines. Back on red alert. Back to spook our pants ...

Fixed income prone to emotion-led choices

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2010
... emotion-driven decisions. The paper reported 'herd mentality' can often lead to mispriced securities. "The chase for equity-like returns from fixed income securities is a classic example of the 'herd mentality' where investors follow the crowd and invest ...

Asia to reap $75bn windfall

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
... bubble could occur. "However, this will be a good position to be in, as our investors would have already had exceptional returns."

Fully hedged funds are the past decade's winners: Zenith

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
... Investment partners found that in the past decade, a fully hedged approach to currency exposure would have provided the best returns. During the decade, the Australian dollar appreciated over 100 per cent from multi-decade lows below US$0.48c in April ...